Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-20
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING HEED.
LAST EVENING.
The Routine Business Disposed Of in Tie Rag
ulatiOn Way-A Fail Report Of
The Proceedings Of the
Body.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board of Education was held in the rooms
of the Board last evening and business
was rushed through with in q very COM
mendable manner, although the adoption
of plans for the new school building In
Washington sub-district, Of which there
has been so much talk and deferred &C
tiou, was disposed Of, and the contract
awarded for the erection Of the building.
The ahsentees were Messrs. EschtIuth,
Isett, Jepsou, Miller, Schafer, whally and
White. After the minutes of the last
meeting were read and signed, the follow
ing business was transacted:
The Committee on Finance, in its re-
port, recommended the adoption Of reso-
luton ordering the Clerk to draw orders
in favor of Emhoff 4 Carl, trustees, for
S2.22, being o refund OF taxes paid on an
erroneous assessment. The report WAS
adopted aud ordered filed.
The Committee on public Library re-
ported the following reappointments:
Miss Carrie b. Shafer, ~ First Assistant
Librarian with u salary Of $40 per month;
Miss Annie V. Sage ~ Second Assistant
Librarian ut q salary Of $40 per month,
and Harry Phillips as Janitor Of the Ii
brary and Board rooms with salary Of
$40 per mouth.
The report also recommended the pay
ment OF bill of 81. ~ 10 the West Virginia
Printing Company. II WAS adopted -
whole and ordered filed.
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills amounting in the aggregate 70
SsA.02, which were ordered paid.
The COMMITTEES on Buildings and
Grounds reported that il had the insurance
on the furniture and apparatus in the old
building in Washington sub-district trans
lerred TO cover the same furniture and APP
paratus used nj present in the temporary
quarters in the Old Court House, and rec
commended that instead of having the pre-
MUM, which was paid for the insurance
on the building in the said district, re
turned, that it be placed equally on the
other school buildings, ~ the premiums, if
returned, would be only $50. The Com
mittee also recommended the payment ofa
hill of $5.25. Resolutions covering all
these recommendations were adopted.
The committee reported that il had ad
vertised for and examined plans Tor new
building in Washington sub district, and
it recommended the adoption Of the ono
marked No. !, of those submitted by
Architect Wells
When the resolution covering Its adop-
ton was read, Mr.. Dobhinscsaid that In
view of the fact that il would cost aboat
as much to erect the building according 10
these plans, he moved TO amend the reso-
luton by substituting the iirst plans pro
sented by Mr. Wells and which wero
adopted by the Board some time since.
lie said they were much better aud more
suited to the requirements Of the school
than the ones recommended and he had
come 10 the conclusion that they could
not secure q suitable building for less cost
than the one proposed.
Mr.. Ellingham said, inasmuch as there
was not q full attendance OF the Board, he
thought the matter should be allowed 70
20 over until next week when special
meeting of the Board could he called, but
~ he was the only one present with that
idea, Mr.. Dobbins' amendment was voted
on and carried unanimously, minus one.
The matter of letting the contract came
up aitPrward. and on motion OF Mr.. Dob.
bins it was decided To accept the bid Of
Klirvis, Krait x Co., for SEI, so, and tho
President and Clerk of the Board were
authorized Ia sign the bonds and attend 10
the ut her details incident unan clnsiuV lhe
contract. This settles much debated
matter and il everything goes right the
children Of the FiBt ward will have new
school for next summer.
Superintendent AndersOn's report for the
month of April was then read, and from IL
the following abstract IN taken: